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Outlet profile

Newsmax

Often diverges from consensus framing

L
RCenter
25
Avg divergence
9.5%
Breaks first
67
Peak divergence
892
Events covered
1448
Articles ingested
40%
Contrarian rate
The data

Is Newsmax biased?

Divergence tracks Newsmax as center, based on coverage monitored since May 2026. Across 892 scored events (1,448 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 25 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 27.

Its most common framing is neutral (57% of events, followed by pro-action at 30%). In 40% of the events it covers, Newsmax takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares, one of the higher contrarian rates we track. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.

Measured across shared events, Newsmax frames stories most like Washington Times (57%), Washington Examiner (55%) and Financial Times (55%), and least like Vox (0% agreement).

These numbers are computed, not opinions. They update every 30 minutes as new coverage arrives. How the score, framing labels, and spectrum placement work is documented in the methodology.

Sentiment breakdown i
Positive28%
Negative18%
Neutral54%
Dominant tone
Neutral
Avg score 1.0i
Framing tendency
Neutral57%
Pro-action30%
Critical6%
Alarmist4%
Dismissive2%
Topic focus
Politics60%
Other12%
War12%
Economy11%
Ai3%
Coverage

Top divergent events

Politics 69 div
Stephen Colbert hosts the final episode of The Late Show on CBS.
Health 67 div
Pennsylvania reports two measles-associated deaths, sparking dispute over cause and political fight between Governor Shapiro and HHS Secretary RFK Jr.
Politics 63 div
Rep. Ro Khanna was blocked by armed Israeli settlers during a West Bank visit.
Politics 61 div
ICE officers shoot Oscar Belgal during arrest attempt in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood while his 5-year-old child was in the car.
Politics 58 div
Trump delivers primetime speech alleging Chinese election interference and declassifying election security documents
Politics 57 div
President Trump delivers primetime address on election security and declassifies intelligence documents.
Politics 54 div
Emails show Ilhan Omar's congressional staff requested her birth year be changed from 1981 to 1982 in Minnesota records in 2019.
War 54 div
Iran's IRGC says seven oil tankers were hit or damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight
Politics 54 div
The Justice Department escalates its campaign against alleged noncitizen voting in California, charging 28 people and demanding counties set aside ballots.
War 54 div
Elon Musk's SpaceX throttled Starlink/Starshield service for Ukraine's military, then restored it after a dispute over who ordered the restrictions.
War 54 div
Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank checkpoint shooting; Israel launches Hebron crackdown and orders West Bank closure
Politics 53 div
CBS News fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes after staff meeting confrontation.
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